Get ready to be transported to a magical, wonderful world!  Welcome to The Drowsy Chaperone, a musical comedy that is swooping onto the Minnetonka stage with tons of laughs, tap-dancing chorus girls, and snappy Broadway songs! 

It all begins when a die-hard musical theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called The Drowsy Chaperone, and the show magically bursts to life.  We are instantly immersed in the glamorous, hilarious tale of a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day, complete with thrills and surprises that take both the cast (literally) and the audience (metaphorically) soaring into the rafters. 

It's a "musical within a comedy," and a show your whole family will not want to miss!  Summer doesn't get more fun than this, so order your tickets early to this Twin Cities premiere of a sure-fire musical hit!

The Drowsy Chaperone (book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison) is an homage to American musicals of the Jazz Age, examining the effect musicals have on the fans who adore them. It debuted in 1998 at The Rivoli in Toronto and opened on Broadway on May 1, 2006. The show won the Tony Award for Best Book and Best Score. It started as a spoof of old musicals written by friends for the wedding of Martin and his wife, Janet. The show has had major productions in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, London, and Japan, as well as two North American tours. 

• 2000 Canadian Comedy Award Pretty Funny Comedic Play
• 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical – Book by Bob Martin, Don McKellar
• 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design – Gregg Barnes
• 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical – Beth Leavel
• 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics – Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison
• 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music – Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison
• 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
• 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Musical – David Gallo
• 2006 Theatre World Award – Bob Martin
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical – Bob Martin, Don McKellar
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical – Gregg Barnes
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Beth Leavel
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Original Score – Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical – David Gallo  

• 2000 Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Costume Design - Christopher Richards
• 2006 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical – Bob Martin
• 2006 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical – Sutton Foster
• 2006 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Choreography – Casey Nicholaw
• 2006 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical – Casey Nicholaw
• 2006 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical – Eddie Korbich
• 2006 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations – Larry Blank
• 2006 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Sound Design – Acme Sound Partners
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical – Bob Martin
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical – Sutton Foster
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Casey Nicholaw
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – Casey Nicholaw
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Danny Burstein
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical – Ken Billington, Brian Monahan
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical
• 2006 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations – Larry Blank